@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2npm
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@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18049) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2 (npm)
What this malware does
The package's prepare lifecycle script executes index.js, which builds a subdomain string from the installer's hostname and the npm lifecycle event name and issues a dns.lookup against npmexec19t2--768.oob.awss.dev, an authoritative zone controlled by the publisher. This leaks installer identity to an external party automatically on npm install via an out-of-band DNS channel. The package.json repository field points at a sibling host on the same oob.awss.dev infrastructure, and the README contains only the word 'owned', with no legitimate functionality shipped in the tarball.
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Malicious versions
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Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2 (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2 from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2 was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.
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Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.